It's a big day today! A day that so many people overlook, it's International Whiskey Day! I love this. The Gaelic language gave the term "the water of life" to whiskey. International Whiskey Day was created in 2009 at a Whiskey Festival in Northern Netherlands. It was created to honor Michael James Jackson, a great whiskey writer. He was born on March 27, 1942. He wrote numerous books on beer and whiskey and graded his whiskey on a scale of zero to 100, 75 being that the whiskey was worth buying. 

Do you have a favorite whiskey?

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Some of the most popular whiskey cocktails include the Whiskey Sour, Hot Toddy, Manhattan, and Old Fashioned. There's a long list of great whiskey cocktails, but that's not why you're here. Reading about International Whiskey Day, I discovered the term "angels share." 2% of the whiskey in barrels each year is lost to evaporation, and in some cultures, it's referred to as the "angels share." 

What's your favorite whiskey cocktail? 

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National Today also mentions that "during prohibition, whiskey would have been outlawed had it not been for a medical loophole, but it wasn't prohibited because of legislation allowing doctors to prescribe whiskey as medication." 

Yes, you can go anywhere, and they can have whiskey on the rocks or a whiskey neat, but when creating some great cocktails, these places in the Treasure Valley stand out. Unfortunately, because today is a Monday (March 27), some of these establishments are closed, but you can still celebrate International Whiskey Day tomorrow, right? 

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